Events

47th Annual Joint Atlantic Seminar for the History of Biology

Department of History and Sociology of Science, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Area Center for History of Science

The 47th Joint Atlantic Seminar for the History of Biology will be held at the University of Pennsylvania, beginning with an opening reception and plenary the evening of Friday April 20th, followed by the presentation of papers, a faculty panel, and a dinner on Saturday April 21st. The event is being co-sponsored by the History and Sociology of Science Department, the University of Pennsylvania, and the Philadelphia Area Center for History of Science (PACHS).

The Joint Atlantic Seminar, founded in 1965, has fostered a long tradition of collegiality amongst historians of biology in the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada. It offers the opportunity for graduate students and other Historians of Science to present their work to a well-informed audience in an intimate and supportive setting. It has been a venue where many of today’s senior scholars in the field gave their first academic talk.

Events will primarily take place in Claudia Cohen Hall, located at 249 South 36th Street, between Spruce Street and Locust Walk, on the University of Pennsylvania campus in Philadelphia.

Transportation:

Philadelphia is accessible by car (I-95; I-76), Amtrak rail from New York and Washington, and from various points in New Jersey via NJ transit and SEPTA (through Trenton). Philadelphia’s train station (30th Street) is located about a ten-minute walk from campus. Taxis and public transit are also available from 30th Street. Visitors may also want to fly into the Philadelphia International Airport. Taxis are available from the airport, as is public transit via SEPTA regional rail, which should be taken directly to the University City stop.

Parking around the campus is available on the street (metered) and in nearby parking garages.